MLB and the NHL have had farm leagues for decades. I live in a place where the only sports I get are the B-leagues. My baseball team is the Norfolk Tides, which are part of the NY Mets organization. My hockey team is the Hampton Roads Admirals, which are a part of the Chicago Blackhawks organization.
We had an AFL2 team here called the Norfolk Nighthawks. The team failed recently and is now defunct. However, I think that an NFL farm league would draw better attention. The Tides and the Admirals have both proven to be successfull. I think that is because people like to think that the players they are watching locally might make it to the big leagues and glory.
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